At the beginning of the 1920s, no political observer would have predicted that universal suffrage would inspire the growth of a conservative women's movement to counter the power of women reformers. This book describes the birth of that movement, analyzing its enduring legacy for twentieth-century female political activists.

Battling Miss BolshevikiThe Origins of Female Conservatism in the United States

Kirsten Marie Delegard

IntroductionChapter 1. The Birth of "Miss Bolsheviki": Women, Gender, and the Red ScareChapter 2. The Origins of the Spider Web Chart: Women and the Construction of the Bolshevik ThreatChapter 3. "It Takes Women to Fight Women": The Emergence of Female AntiradicalismChapter 4. Stopping the "Revolution by Legislation": Antiradicals Unite Against Social Welfare ReformChapter 5. The "Red Menace" Roils the Grass Roots: The Conservative Insurgency Reshapes Women's OrganizationsChapter 6. The Legacy of Female AntiradicalismEpilogue: From Antiradicalism to Anticommunism